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GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Philip Stambaugh
League: Colonial
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2018 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Andrew Stackhouse 6'3" 275 Senior OL/DL
Andrew Darno 6'0" 175 Senior WR/DB
Christian Greggo 5'8" 170 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Chemistry, OL Returns Intact, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Lost Some Very Good Talent To Graduation, Must Develop Some Skill Position Players

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 14.5
2018 National Rank: #3405
2018 State Rank: #120
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -2.3
2019 National Rank: #3605
2019 State Rank: #135
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 7.4
Dynasty National Rank: #6931
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.7
Dynasty Record: 75-98 (67-81 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 10-2
2018 League Record/Finish: 9-1 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 39
2018 Points Against Average: 24.4
2018 Differential: +14.6
2018 Wins: #2901 Tamaqua (40-33), #3695 Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (49-44), #4235 Palisades (Kintnersville) (41-27), #5229 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (31-28), #7281 Bangor (22-8), #9409 Palmerton (35-20), #10870 Pen Argyl (49-10), #11016 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (55-21), #12059 Wilson Area (Easton) (56-24), #12794 Catasauqua (49-0)
2018 Losses: #1358 North Schuylkill (Ashland) (36-0), #4497 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) (42-41)
2018 Opponents W-L: 70-63
Recent League Championships: 2018
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli), 8/30 Bangor, 9/6 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley), 9/13 Palmerton, 9/20 Salisbury Township (Allentown), 9/27 Palisades (Kintnersville), 10/4 Pen Argyl, 10/11 Catasauqua, 10/18 Saucon Valley (Hellertown), 10/26 Wilson Area (Easton)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) (1.3), Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (-2.3), Palisades (Kintnersville) (-4.9)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Catasauqua (-48.6), Wilson Area (Easton) (-45), Pen Argyl (-40.8)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1 (1 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.8
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.9
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #354
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8888
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 13%